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POINT LOMA (AGDS 2)
(ex-MA 43, AKD 1)

DEEP SUBMERGENCE SUPPORT SHIP

UIC:01936
Class:AGDS 2 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration Homeport:
Date status changed:12/18/1998 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:Cargo ship
Builder: MARYLAND SB & DD
Delivery Date:05/29/1958
Award Date:08/05/1955 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):40.6 years
Keel Date:09/18/1956 Commission Date:02/28/1958
Launch Date:05/25/1957 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)41.6 years Decommission Date:09/27/1993
Years from Commission to Decommission: 35.6
Stricken Date: 09/28/1993

Overall Length: 465 ft Waterline Length:435 ft
Extreme Beam:74 ft Waterline Beam:72 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:20 ft Draft Limit:20 ft
Light Displacement:6100 tons Full Displacement:10615 tons
Dead Weight:4515 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 2
Number of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type: Steam Turbine
Accommodations: Officers: 116 Enlisted: 100

Remarks: POINT LOMA WAS SOLD ON 15 DEC 05 TO MARINE METAL INC., BROWNSVILLE, TX FOR SCRAP
PING. SCRAPPING WAS COMPLETED ON 27 OCT 06.







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